The Community Learning Exchange (CLE) fund from the Scottish Community Alliance offers small sums of funding to enable visits which build mutual support across the community sector through peer to peer learning. More information and details of how to apply on the Scottish Community Alliance website.
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Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland 3rd Webinar: Local Place Priorities for Health Equity
This third webinar from the collaboration will explore how each of the three participating areas is identifying and acting on local priorities for health equity, including: how they have decided where to focus their efforts in terms of the eight Marmot Principles; and how they have used evidence and data to inform that process. 9 September …
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Cash first: Glasgow Helps and NHS GGC’s crisis support in hospitals
Join Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) to hear more about the support, information and advice provided by Glasgow Helps, and the Support & Information Service’s emergency crisis support available at hospitals across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. 2 September 2025 11 am – 12 pm Online More information and registration on the GCPH website.
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SCAF online networking event
Join the Scottish Alliance for Food to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors/disciplines, or develop new ideas. 20 August 2025 6 pm Online More information and registration on the SCAF website.
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Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan
Two parliamentary committees have released a call for views on the Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan. In September the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee plan to undertake scrutiny of the implications of the Proposed National Good Food Nation Action Plan and are seeking views on …
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Consultation: Shaping our strategy and the future of Scotland’s health
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is inviting stakeholders from across Scotland to contribute their views to shape its new strategy for 2025-2035 and to help it understand how to achieve these goals in collaboration with partners. It will proactively contact and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders based on Shaping our Strategy, however PHS would …
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Join in
We’re launching interactive online sessions to bring together community food initiatives (CFIs) across Scotland. Each session will tackle a key challenge facing CFIs, with space to share experiences, ideas, and solutions. To instigate deeper conversations, sessions will include a choice of breakout groups for peer connection. Who are these for? Our online peer sessions are …
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CFHS e-bulletin summer 2025
Our latest e-bulletin features information about our forthcoming community food online peer session, as well as news and events, resources and information on community food related topics. You can view the Summer e-bulletin here.
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Community Food Vacancy
Edinburgh Community Food is recruiting a part time Food Insecurity Resource Co-ordinator. The closing date for applications (CV and covering letter) is noon 7th July 2025. More information is available on the Good Moves website.
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Volunteering Support Fund
This fund supports small to medium-sized third sector organisations across Scotland to recruit additional volunteers for the delivery of a new, or the expansion of an existing, volunteering project. Organisations are encouraged to demonstrate how their project contributes to the Scottish Government’s priority of ending Child Poverty. More information and details of how to apply …